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James Patterson

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Birth year: 1947

Awards

Theakston
2019
NBA
2015
ITW
2007
Edgar
1977

Praise for James Patterson

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Jeffery Deaver

It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.

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Lee Child

No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.

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Michael Connelly

Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.

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Ian Rankin

James Patterson is The Boss. End of.

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Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... there's no stopping his imagination

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Patterson is in a class by himself

The master storyteller of our times

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Patricia Cornwell

One of the greatest storytellers of all time

James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.

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Mark Lawson

A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.

All book series by James Patterson

Jane Smith
4 books
Private
7 books
Witch & Wizard
5 books
Shadow
3 books
Middle School
2 books
Daniel X
2 books
Alex Cross
1 books
Instinct
2 books

All books of James Patterson